Some interesting facts

[ut 4 me]

Wanna bet?

lol: :lolabove: ost-4-1090547912:

 

[hmanvolfan]

Man, everybody must be really bored since football season is so far away....... opcorn:

 

[la.lovesorange]

and I can lick my elbow.

Really????:whistling:

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

I used to have an old genealogy book with lots of these interesting facts in it, but I can't seem to find it now. Good stuff.

 

[Tenn_Vol_Authority]

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to
beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have
"the rule of thumb". False
circadianoesis: The "rule of thumb" is not about wife-beating

Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was
ruled Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF
entered into the English language. False
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Golf: Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden?

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV
was Fred and Wilma Flintstone

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

Coca-Cola was originally green. False
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Coca-Cola Originally Green?

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour 61,000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer. Questionable
circadianoesis: 'Tom Sawyer' was NOT the first typewritten novel

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar False
Urban Legends Reference Pages: History (The Four King Truth)

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. False
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Military (Statue of Limitations)

Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women. Half truths
Fire escape is credited to a woman and the windshield wiper arm is credited to a woman. Laser printers and bulletproof vest invented by men.

Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
Questionable
Where did the saying "sleep tight" come from?

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
Questionable
Take Our Word For It Issue 71

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts.. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
Questionable
Ps and Qs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice. False
World Wide Words: Wet one's whistle

Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

 

[orangepridenation]

As the crow flies, Bristol Tennessee is closer to the Canadian border than it is to Memphis.

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

Lol @ a 15 year old thread bump

 

[joevol33]

I used to have an old genealogy book with lots of these interesting facts in it, but I can't seem to find it now. Good stuff.

I miss this guy so much

 

[orangepridenation]

Lol @ a 15 year old thread bump

I couldn’t believe there wasn’t a more recent thread on this topic.